Problems connectinf to my network and problems after installing vmware tools

[javierw]

I know that there are dozens of posts about this, but I can't find the sloution, hope you can hel me.
I'm running the BT4 for vmware on vmware player on a Windows XP. I'm connected to the internet via a Linksys USB Wifi Stick. In my vmware settings, I have the connection as Bridge.

When I login and type /etc/init.d/networking start I get this:

[COMMENT]Configuring network interfaces...eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
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SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
eth1: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up eth1.
eth2: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
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All rights reserved.
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SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
eth2: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
eth2: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up eth2.
ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
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All rights reserved.
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SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up ath0.
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
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Copyright 2004-2008 Internet Systems Consortium.
All rights reserved.
For info, please visit

SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
wlan0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
Bind socket to interface: No such device
Failed to bring up wlan0.
done.[/COMMENT]


Wnen I run ifconfig I get this:

[COMMENT]eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:29:c5:db:49
inet addr:169.234.178.5 Bcast:169.234.178.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::20c:29ff:fec5:db49/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:99 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:22 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:14190 (14.1 KB) TX bytes:4056 (4.0 KB)
Interrupt:19 Base address:0x2000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:4224 (4.2 KB) TX bytes:4224 (4.2 KB)
[/COMMENT]

And airmon-ng comes empty, just this:
Interface Chipset Driver

My second proble came when I installed vmware-tools, I couldn't open BT4 again, I got an error saying: cannot run in framebuffer mode
I had to install BT4 all over again.

Hope you can help me. Thanks!

[KMDave]

It looks like you want to use the wireless stick as a wireless stick in the VMWare is that right?

If yes, you won't be able to use it like you described it. Please read up what the bridged mode means for network devices.

Then think a little for yourself and you should come to a conclusion.

[javierw]

I'm new at this and probably I'm doing it wrong, so I hope you can help me.

How can I have access to the web in BT4 running it inside vmware on a PC running Windows XP and connected with a Wifi USB Stick to a router? What mode should I choose? What do I have to do after choosing it? I've been 4 days with this and I can't find the answers, I have followed tutorials and read a hundred answers in forums. Hope someone here can help me with this.

And do you know whats wrong with the VMware tools installation?